Timeline of the 1960s

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Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands on the Moon in a white spacesuit, with the lunar surface and his shadow visible; Neil Armstrong and the Lunar Module are reflected in his visor.

Headline reading Events of the 1960s over a colorful psychedelic background, with a timeline entry for 1960 noting FDA approval of the female oral contraceptive known as the pill.

Timeline of the 1960s: Media

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Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin stands on the Moon in a white spacesuit, with the lunar surface and his shadow visible; Neil Armstrong and the Lunar Module are reflected in his visor.

Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

American astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking on the Moon, July 20, 1969.

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Interactives

Headline reading Events of the 1960s over a colorful psychedelic background, with a timeline entry for 1960 noting FDA approval of the female oral contraceptive known as the pill.

Timeline of the 1960s

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